El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 15.05 Electrical Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 3019, § 17, adopted Jan. 24, 2023, repealed the former Ch. 15.05, §§ 15.05.010—15.05.060, and enacted a new Ch. 15.05 as set out herein. The former Ch. 15.05 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), adopted June 21, 2022.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code is adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this chapter, below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.05, the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code as adopted herein may be referred to as the "El Monte Electrical Code" or "this code."

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to use or maintenance of any electrical system within the city of El Monte.

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code shall be subject to the addition of Section 90.10 (Administration) to Article 90 (Introduction). As adopted, Section 90.10 shall read as follows:

90.10. Administration.

All administrative permitting and related requirements of the El Monte Electrical Code shall be governed by the applicable provisions of Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code, notwithstanding, the Building Official of the City of El Monte, or the Building Official's expressly authorized city-employed or contracted representative(s) shall oversee the enforcement of the provisions of the El Monte Electrical Code and shall be vested with the authority to enforce all such provisions on behalf of the City of El Monte.

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees and service charges unless amended by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)

The following annexes that are part of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code are adopted in their entirety:

Annexes "A," "B," "C," "D," "E," "F," "G" and "H."

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)

Any additional annexes which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 3019, § 17, 1-24-2023)